Wayve
AI
PrincipalProductValidationManager
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“Principal Product Validation Manager at Wayve. Skills: Product validation strategy, system test instances, OEM-facing validation evidence, Validation & Verification, simulation-based validation, HIL, vehicle tests, SIL, VIL, requirements traceability, ASPICE-relevant validation evidence. Own the product validation strategy for core and application projects. Define the system-test process across simulation-based validation, HIL, vehicle tests, and other relevant system-test instances”
What You'll Achieve.
enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems; accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving; deliver impact; define specific goals; set priorities; drive the generation of evidence to support the release and deployment of Wayve’s products; support product, safety, technical, and customer decisions; Ensure the success of the validation test; release-readiness recommendations; evidence is produced, reviewed, and available for OEM/customer gates
Industry & Context.
problem solving; complex challenges; unlock groundbreaking solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience in owning or managing product validation for ADAS, automated driving and parking products, Direct hands-on experience leading and executing Validation & Verification of complex, software-centric automotive projects using SIL, HIL, VIL, Experience with simulation-based V&V understanding of system-level integration, verification and validation across simulation, HIL and vehicle testing, Ability to define KPIs, acceptance criteria, release gates, and evidence packages that support product, safety, technical, and customer decisions, Ensure the success of the validation test by risk management, problem solving and escalation, Experience creating OEM-facing validation artifacts, including requirements traceability and ASPICE-relevant validation evidence, automotive product-development background, including requirements, traceability, V-model delivery, release governance, and validation planning, Ability to lead through influence in a matrix organization and create accountability across teams that do not report directly into the role, Clear communication with senior leaders and OEM stakeholders on validation tradeoffs, residual risks, and release confidence
Nice to Have
Experience with L2+ hands-off, L3, or L4 automated driving systems, Formal ASPICE, potential-analysis, safety case, SOTIF, ISO 26262, homologation, NCAP, GSR, or DCAS exposure, Experience with AI/ML-based driving systems, KPI pipelines, telemetry, or data-driven validation loops, Hands on data analytics for validation and verification results and coverage, Knowledge of requirement specifications and management systems - JAMA, JIRA
What You'll Do.
Own the product validation strategy for core and application projects
Define the system-test process across simulation-based validation
and other relevant system-test instances
Translate product goals
functional requirements
customer requirements
and release questions into validation plans
and evidence expectations
Provide technical leadership for the execution of the validation activities for specific internal and customer platforms and products
Conduct and participate in regular customer workshops/weekly V&V meetings
including technical presentations and communicating Wayve’s validation approach
Build and maintain OEM-facing validation artifacts
including validation strategy
requirements-to-evidence traceability
ASPICE-relevant evidence
and release-readiness summaries
Run the product-validation backlog
and release-readiness recommendations for the role's scope
Coordinate execution with validation
and program teams so evidence is produced
and available for OEM/customer gates
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work across Product, Systems Engineering, Validation, Safety, Process, Release, Application Engineering, and Program teams to align scope, define specific goals, set priorities, and drive the generation of evidence; Key collaborators: Product, Systems Engineering, Validation, Safety, Process, Release, Application Engineering, Program, and OEM/customer-facing teams
Communication Scope
Clear communication with senior leaders and OEM stakeholders on validation tradeoffs, residual risks, and release confidence; technical presentations; communicating Wayve’s validation approach
Process & Methodology
Run the product-validation backlog, prioritization, evidence reviews, and release-readiness recommendations
Full Job Description
About us Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems. Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving. In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future. At Wayve, your contributions matter. We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact. Make Wayve the experience that defines your career! The Role We are looking for a senior hire to own product validation for Wayve's automated driving products, with a scope focused on the strategy, system test instances, and OEM-facing validation evidence. The role defines how product requirements are validated across reusable core projects and customer-specific applications. It works backwards from OEM customer releases and turns product goals, functional requirements, system constraints and OEM expectations into comprehensive validation plans and customer-ready artifacts. This is a matrix role not a line-management role, over validation teams. You will work across Product, Systems Engineering, Validation, Safety, Process, Release, Application Engineering, and Program teams to align scope, define specific goals, set priorities, and drive the generation of evidence to support the release and deployment of Wayve’s products. Key Responsibilities Own the product validation strategy for core and application projects, including what can be reused ac
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